Montesquieu

How can anyone be Persian?

The reason why women are so much more sociable than men is because they are more delicate.

In Paris, the women are more beautiful than the men.

The French are like women; they are charming but not to be trusted.

Liberty is the right to do everything that does not harm others.

The state must be judged by its laws.

Monarchy has its own nature.

Despotism is a republic without laws.

The climate influences the laws.

Religion should be the rule of conduct.

The English have a parliament.

Rome was a democracy before it became a republic.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Power should be a check to power.

The separation of powers is essential.

Injustice is as much a violation of the rights of the magistrate as of the subject.

The laws should be adapted to the people.

Freedom is the power to do what one wills.

The greatest security against tyranny is the separation of powers.

Men must be ready to die for the common good.